Bottle-stopper.



No. 871,041. PATBNTED Nov. 12

J. A. MULLER, JR. BQTTLE STOPPBR.

APPLIOATION FILED DEU. 16, 1905. BBNEWED MAY 2, 1907.

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BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1907.

Application led December 16. 1905. Serial No. 292.088. Renewed May 2. 1907. Serial No. 371.453.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB ADOLF MOLLER, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Bottle-Stopper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. y

The purpose of the invention is to provide a construction of bottle stopper adapted for ready attachment to any form or type of bottle, which stopper can be quickly and conveniently cleaned and operated to open or close the bottle, and whereby the movement of the stopper for opening and closing can be accomplished by the application of the thumb only.

A further purpose of the invention is to so construct the stopper of the character described that it will be a fixture on the bottle, no portion being removed in the act of opening and closing, and wherein when the stopper is in open position the delivery opening in the stopper will correspond in diameter or practically so, with the inner diameter of the neck of the bottle.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar' characters o reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of the improved stopper, the stopper being in closed position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the stopper; Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section through the stopper, taken practically on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and a section through the neck of a bottle to which the stopper is applied; Fig. 1i is a side elevation of the neck of the stopper, or that portion which enters the neck of the bottle; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through the stopper and neck of a bottle, illustrating the application of the stopper' to the outside oi the neck, the view being upon a smaller scale;4

Fig. 6 is a side elevation oi the stopper and a portion of the bottle or receptacle to which it is applied, said receptacle being adapted to hold powder and the said stopper being constructed to measure the amount of material to be taken from the receptacle; Fig. 7 is a lon-Y gitudinal section taken practically on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Irl-the form of the stopper shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 it is made entirely of metal, and the stopper A is of spherical iorm and is provided with an outlet opening 10, which extends through from back to front. At the forward or front end of the said outlet opening 10 a flange 11 is formed, which limits the movement of the stopper when in its closing action by engagement with the upper portion of a socket support B, provided for the stopper as is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The said stopper is provided at what is its top when in closed position, with a thumb piece 12. and said thumb piece serves as a handle for the stopper. This thumb piece consists of a flaring disk extension of the material at the top of the said stopper, as is particularly shown in Fig. 3; and in the upper face oi this extension a concavity 13 is produced, which neatly receives the ball of the thumb of the operator when the stopper is to be manipulated. The socket support B for the said stopper A is also of metal, and consists oi an upper conical section 14 and a lower downwardly-extending flange section 15, which flange section 15, when the stopper is in position on a bottle, extends down over the outside portion of the neck 16 of the bottle as is shown in Fig. 3; and ears 17, outwardly and upwardly curved, are carried from the upper edge of the upper section 14 of the socket support B at its sides; therefore these ears or lugs are opposite one another and are of the same dimensions, and the lugs are connected at their lower edges by short outwardly-carried, upwardly-extending Hanges 171; otherwise the upper portion of the socket support B is open to receive the lower portion of the stopper A, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3. The stopper A is pivoted in the ears 17 by means of suitable pivot pins 18, trunnions or the like, as is also shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, so that the said stopper has a rocking movement in the socket support B, being limited in its closing movement by the flange 11 at the outlet end of the outlet opening 10 engaging with a connecting flange 17ll above described; and the thumb piece or handle 12 engaging with the opposite connecting flange 17L when the stopper is in position for the discharge of liquid.

Where the upper section 14 of the socket support B connects with the lower flange section 15, an inner diaphragm or partition 19 is produced, having a central opening 20, and around this opening a threaded collar 2l extends up from the partition 19 to the upper inner portion of the aforesaid section 14, as ,is shown in Fig. 3. A gasket 22 of cork or of rubber is made to rest upon the shoulder' formed by the connection of the said collar 21 with the section 14, and this gasket 22 is constantly in engagement` with the stopper A, so as to provide for a thoroughly liquid-proof connection between the stopper and its support. ln order that the stopper A may be fitted to any form of bottle and bottles having'different diameters of neck, a tubular neck 23 is provided for the support B, and this neck 23 has an exterior' flange 24 formed at its upper edge, so that the neck when passed through the opening 20 in the partition 19 can be screwed to the collar 21, and at such time the upper edge of the stopper neck 23 serves as another support for the gasket 22, as is also shown in Fig. 3.

Usually in the construction of the stopper neck 23 the material at the top is carried outward and then downward to form the exterior threaded portion 24, as

is also indicated in Fig. 3. A cork jacket 25 having the usual tapering form of a cork, is titted to the exterior oi the said stopper sleeve 23, having bearing at its upper edge against the shoulder formed by the thread 24, and against an outwardlyextending iiange 2G at the bottom portion of the stopper. Thus it will be observed that the cork jacket 25 may be made thick or thin as may be required by reason oi the diameter of the neck of the bottle to which the stopper is to be litted; and in order to niake the stopper absolutely nonleakable when closed or open a gasket 27 is made to bear against the under lace oi the partition 19 and upon the upper edge oi the mouth of the bottle, as is also shown in Fig. 3.

ln the operation of the stopper, supposing the stopper to be closed as is illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, to open the bottle in order to pour the contents therefrom, it is simply necessary to place the thumb ol' the righthand, for example, upon the thumb piece or handle 12 and rock the stopper upon its bearings until the out let opening 10 is brought to a vertical position in registry with the tubular neck 23, whereupon a free conimunication is established between the interior oi the bottle and the outlet of the stopper, and as the latter' is quite large the liquid can flow with perfect freedom Jfrom the vessel.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5, the stopper A is of the same construction as is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and is likewise made of metal. The socket support B is also practically of the same shape, embodying an upper i'nclined or conical member 14e and a lower liange member l5, which latter is longer than the flange member in the forni heretofore described, as the flange member 15L extends outside of the neck of the bottle and is adapted to be attached directly to the neck, as the stopper sleeve 23 is omitted. Said socket support B is also provided with opposing ears 17b receiving between them the stopper A, and the trunnions 18 of the stopper are mounted to turn in the said ears' 171. The inner iace of the ilange member 151L orn the socket support is provided with an interior thread 28 which receives an exterior thread 29 on the neck ol the bottlc; anda gasket 30 is made to rest upon the upper edge yoi the bottle neck and to bear against the inner face of the inclined. member 14e of the socket support. said gasket likewise has bearing upon the stopper A.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the stopper A is likewise made of metal, and is of spherical construction and is provided with a thumb piece 12 like that described in connection with the other forms; but the outlet opening 10 is omitted from the stopper A and in its stead an opening 35 is made in the bottom oi the stopper, the said opening extending in direction of the thumb piecev a, and constitutes a measuring chamber, being adapted to receive a portion of the contents of the vessel or receptacle C to which the stopperis applied when said stopper is in closing position, and to discharge the measured portion oi material when the stopper is in open position. The stopper A is provided with a support B2, which consists of a flange member 31, having its lower portion interior-1y threaded to receive an exterior thread on a The short neck C for the receptacle, and this flange member 3l is usually outwardly-curved to a greater or lesser extent; but its upper portion 32, which corresponds to the parts 14 and 14e heretofore mentioned, is inclined upward and inward, and from this inclined portion 32 opposing ears 33 are upwardly curved to receive between them the aloresaidstopper A. These ears in this case are provided with trunnions 34 which enter suitable openings 34a in opposite sides of the stopper, as is shown in Fig. 7. When the stopper is closed, as is shown in Fig. 7, it is prevented from moving further in its closing direction by means of a projection 36 striking against the connecting flange 3G@ for the ears 33 as is shown in Fig. 6; and when the stopper is fully opened to discharge the contents of its chamber 35 its movement in that direction is limited by the engagement oi the handle or thumb-piece a with the opposing iiange 36th.

A gasket 36b engages the under face oi the stopper A as is shown in Fig. 7, and the inner face of the lower part of the member 32 of the socket support B vand this gasket is supported upon the upper portion of a sleeve which is somewhat conical, and said sleeve has a flange which rests upon the upper edge of the neck c of the receptacle as is shown in Fig. 7 and incloses a gasket 38, which has bearing on said neck c as is also shown in Fig. 7 This sleeve 37 may be simply sprung into the said socket support, or may be otherwise loosely placed therein, as its removal may be required at times to replace the upper gasket,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-

1. A bottle closure comprising a hollow' base having a flange for engaging the outside of the neck of a bottle, and a tubular member' provided with a cork jacket for entering the neck of the bottle, said base being provided with upwardly projecting ears, and a spherical stopper havingr an opening therethrough adapted to register with the opening of the neck, and a handle for swinging the stopper.

o 2. A bottle closure comprising a hollow base having a flange for engaging the outer surface of the neck of a bottle, said base being provided with upwardly projecting ears, a .spherical stopper having an opening therein adapted to register with the opening in the neck, and a handle for swinging the stopper whereby to move said opening into and out of register with the opening in the neck. i

A bottle closure, comprising a hollow base having anges for engaging the inner and outer surfaces of the neck of a bottle, said base being provided with upwardly projecting ears, a spherical stopper havingr an .opening therethrough adapted to register with the opening of the neck, and a handle for swinging the stopper.

4. ln a bottle closure, a spherical stopper having an opening extending through from front to rear and provided at its upper portion with a handle forming a permanent portion of the stopper, a hollow support open at the top, ears extending upward from the said support at its open end, pivotal connections between the said ears and the stopper'. and a neck removably secured in the said support below the said stopper, which neck is adapted to enter the neck of a bottle, and a jacket for the stopper neck.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB ADOLF MOLLER, JR. Witnesses HERMAN N. HANSEN,

FRANK L. RYAN. 

